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> New data out of South Africa showed that the risk of hospitalization from Omnicron was 29% less than the original strain which was already pretty unlikely for
by TwoNineA 5y ago
> New data out of South Africa showed that the risk of hospitalization from Omnicron was 29% less than the original strain which was already pretty unlikely for young, healthy people
Did they account for previous immunity from other strains when they said Omicron is 29% less severe than original strain? How did they study this? Magically find people who (1) Never had a strain of Covid and (2) Aren't vaccinated at all.